Why did Roy Harper do the vocals on ‘Have a cigar’ instead of David or Roger?
– Roger couldn’t sing it the way he imagined it (he had apparently strained his voice whilst singing ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’) and David felt that the lyrics were too much a whinge, and felt uncomfortable singing them. Long time friend Roy Harper just so happened to be in the next studio and was listening in on the Floyd’s session. He offered to sing it in exchange for a lifetime season ticket to Lords, the home of English cricket. He never got his lifetime pass into Lords, but David returned the favour by contributing to several of Harper’s albums: ‘HQ’ (1975), ‘The Unknown Soldier’ (1980), ‘Whatever Happened To Jugula?’ (1985), ‘In Between Every Line’ (1986), ‘Once’ (1990) and ‘Burn The World’ (1990).
